127.0.0.1 redirects to 192….

Shouldn’t happen. Completely disconnect your pc from the hotel network and try 127.0.0.1 or localhost again, and see if the symptom changes.

Try adding https:// in front of the loop address.

I did, but after I hit enter, the https:// disappears leaving just the 127… and then in reverts to the 192… address.

Do you have any proxy connections configured in your browser preferences, or any VPN software running?

That’s a negative, I do not

– What operating system are you using, and what application package have you installed for your web server? Ex: WampServer, XAMPP, MAMP, or something else?

– Can you see any entries in your machines hosts file that forces 127.0.0.1 to resolve to 192.168.1.6?

– Does 192.168.1.6 hold any significance in relationship to your home network configuration, or have you encountered or used it before while installing WordPress?

running windows 8.1
Using WAMP
192.168.1.6 was what this machine would typically be on the home network. There was a time that in trying to resolve an unrelated problem, I had set that machine to that static address. It has since been returned to getting an IP assigned dynamically.
I am not at my machine right now so cant check the host files but will tonight. Exactly which files would I be looking at? (havent looked into those since Windows 95!)
BTW I appreciate your tenacity with this problem!

My best guess would be that if you configured Apache virtual hosts in httpd.conf at some point, you may have specified that address in a VirtualHost directive.

i never changed any default settings…insalled WAMP, then WordPress. Didnt tinker under the hood at all. Took all defaults.

Is your WampServer icon green, and if so, can you access anything at all from the WampServer control panel/menu? phpMyAdmin, webgrind..

Yes I’ve got it green. If I just go to 127.0.0.1 I get the WAMP server configuration. I can access phpMyAdmin, webgrind, every solitary item there. But if I click on wordpress under Your Projects I get…”this page is unavailable”.

Just a couple more questions if you have time…

– when you ran the WordPress install routine, did 192.168.1.6 appear anywhere in your dashboard URL settings after the installation

– when you paste https://localhost/wordpress/readme.html in the browser address bar, does it render your readme file, or throw the same error message

– when Chrome browser gives you the “This webpage is not available” message, what is the error detail listed at the very bottom of the page when you click on “details”

– are the results any different when you try opening https://localhost/wordpress/ using Internet Explorer

…phew. I’m running out of ideas. ??

1. I dont recall if I saw that address in my dashboard when i installed WordPress
2. the readme.html renders properly when I try to access it.
3. The error message is :
Google Chrome could not load the webpage because 192.168.1.6 took too long to respond. The website may be down, or you may be experiencing issues with your Internet connection.
Error Code: err_connection_timed_out.
4. I attempted connection in IE but with the same results.
Clayton, I really appreciate your attention to my problem, but it appears there is most likely no solution. Its okay to give up! I’m sorry to take up so much of your time. I will be back home on the weekend and can hopefully get back on then. I was hoping to be productive while I was away from home this week, but…oh well.

No problem… I love a good puzzle! Sorry we couldn’t put a finger on it, but at least you know the WampServer install seems to be functioning correctly. I’d be interested to know the solution if it presents itself. Good luck with it!